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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 41 MIN

Democrats Gain Momentum ahead of Midterms

from Velshi · host Rina Shah, Inzamam Rashid, Lisa Rubin, Tim O’Brien, Charles Coleman Jr., Ali Velshi

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. discusses how Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterm elections; President Trump cancels his envoys’ trip to Pakistan for Iran talks; Rep. Madeleine Dean joins the show after she grilled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Epstein survivors gather in Washington, DC to pay tribute to the late Virginia Giuffre; “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is the topic of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Political strategist Rina Shah; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin; “The Things They Carried” author Tim O’Brien

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Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. discusses how Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterm elections; President Trump cancels his envoys’ trip to Pakistan for Iran talks; Rep. Madeleine Dean joins the show after she grilled Commerce Secretary...

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